Most Wanted Christmas Gifts for Geeks in Your Life

The gift giving holiday season is fast approaching and with that comes the infamous most wanted gifts of the year. In 2010 the most wanted gifts range from electronics to cellular phones. There are three gifts, however, that top nearly everyone's list.

Before running out to the sales are starting the holiday online shopping there are a few things that every shopper should know about each of the amazing top five gifts of the year.

5 Signs Your Child is Not Ready for Martial Arts

Martial arts classes are fun and they will teach your child life long skills such as self-confidence, discipline and fitness. Your child will also have the opportunity to interact socially with both peers and adults who have a similar interest. There is a lot your child can gain from taking martial arts classes, but first you have to make sure he or she is ready for it.

Four Unbelievable Road Legal Cars (Videos Included)

So you think you've got a cool car - well trust me, it's nothing compared to these crazy creations. Check out this collection of cars that are so insane you won't believe that they are actually road legal.

The Greatest Show on Earth

Every year, two million wild animals make a great trek through one of the most spectacular landscapes in Africa. It's not too late to reserve your front-row seat for the greatest wildlife spectacle on the planet. Every year, around the end of the wet season in April, two million wild animals make a great trek through one of the most spectacular landscapes in Africa.

Tsunami Relief Funds Used To Kill Whales?! No Way!

Dear friends, 

Right now, the Japanese whaling fleet is barrelling south to hunt thousands of majestic whales, escorted by a 30 million dollar security force paid for out of the tsunami disaster relief fund! 

Anti-whaling champions were successfully blocking the Japanese whale hunt -- which is exactly why the Japanese government decided to swipe money from relief efforts to stop the activists from bothering the boats while they engage in their brutal slaughter. 

If we can stop the whaling security and get the relief money back for desperate Japanese citizens still languishing in radioactive hotspots,we could help end the whale hunt for good. Japanese PM Noda is already under enormous pressure after scandalous failures to compensate victims of the nuclear disaster. A massive global outcry can spark outrage inside and outside Japan and force Noda to use precious relief funds to save people, not kill whales !

 Sign the petition here and forward to everyone

Whale hunting is astronomically expensive, and it's made possible by ludicrous government subsidies amounting to $35,000 per whale! If these subsidies are cut back, the whaling industry could collapse. Now the Prime Minister will squander $30 million to provide private security for whale slaughterers to make sure they’re not bothered by environmental activists in the ocean. With the added muscle, Japan plans to kill 1,000 Minke whales for commercial meat sales this year. 

Officials claim that whaling subsidies will support coastal communities hit by the tsunami -- even though Japan has had to stockpile whale meat because so few people wish to consume it. All the while, the government has turned a blind eye to victims trapped in radiation hot-spots, with the few who are entitled to compensation pocketing a pitiful $1,000. 

Let's urge Prime Minister Noda to stop caving to the whaling lobby and spend relief money on the people who need it most: the victims.

Sign the urgent petition now, and forward widely 

Last year, our community came together in record numbers, and we won the fight to keep a global ban on whaling. And last month, 130,000 Japanese Avaaz members joined together, pressing the government to use tsunami relief funds to protect radiation-exposed children by funding their evacuation from unsafe areas. Time and again we see how powerful lobby groups like the Japanese whaling lobby put profits before people and planet. And time and again, we stop them. Let's do it again. 

With hope and determination, 

Loup Dargent
On behalf of Stephanie, Jamie, Emma, Ricken, Morgan, Laura, Wissam, Wen-Hua and the rest of the Avaaz team 

More Information: 

• BBC: "Japanese tsunami fund used for whaling programme"
• Guardian: "Japan whaling fleet accused of using tsunami disaster funds"
• Letter: "Greenpeace Japan and 15 other NGOs letter to Japanese government"
• WSJ: "Use of Government Recovery Funds Stokes Japan Whaling Row"

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• Whales Are Facing a Crisis Created By Humans. Can We Help Save Them?
• Australia joins four-nation stand on whaling 
• Fukushima Disaster Relief Money Being Used to Assist in Killing of Whales 
• Japanese Whaling Fleet on the Move  
• Killing Whales Matters More Than Saving People: William Pesek - Bloomberg 
• Japan diverting £19m from tsunami relief fund to help protect whaling ships  

London Dungeons Will Give You the Creeps

Fans of horror shows love the London Dungeons. What began in 1974 as a museum dedicated to the historically horrible is now a hall of black humour. Younger visitors, in particular, rave about the interactive mix of actors, rides and special effects.

Top 5 Medical TV Shows

Ever since the golden age of television, medical dramas have remained a staple of network programming. Audiences of all ages love the fast-paced world of the hospital – where a single mistake can lead to a life-or-death emergency – and enjoy rooting for romances to spring up between the shows’ attractive and eccentric doctors and nurses. While some of the shows in this list try to capture the gritty (and gory) reality of hospitals, others take a more humorous stance.

The Best Spy Movie Scene Of All Time

As the latest Mission Impossible movie hits the screens in UK cinemas, it’s time to consider perhaps the best scene from spy movies of the past. While most of them turned out to be just about possible, this one did perhaps stretch the imagination a little bit. But this was the 1970s, this was the espionage genre at its best…. and this was James Bond.

7 Films That Never Need to Make it to Blu-Ray

When a new video format comes along, some films never make the transfer and may vanish from the market unless fans manage to rescue them from obscurity. This is not always a bad thing, however, as the following films from IMDB’s “Bottom 100” are a waste of a good blank BD-R and should be allowed to disappear forever.

New Year’s Resolutions to Start 2012 With a Bang

Forget the usual resolutions, add a bit of spice to the new year by resolving to do something exciting, exhilarating or just downright fun. While quitting smoking, cutting down on the drinking and losing weight are all admirable aims, people often put too much pressure on themselves to meet unrealistic expectations. Instead, why don’t you add a touch of enjoyment to it and pick something you’ve always wanted to do - or even better, something you never even dreamed you would ever do. Whether it’s jumping out of a plane or learning an obscure new sport, resolve to do something truly memorable in 2012. Here are a few suggestions to give you some inspiration:

Five Very Crooked Buildings

These five feats of architecture say no to right angles and laugh at the idea of being composed entirely of straight lines. Twisted, wonky and all very crooked, here are 5 buildings that defy convention.

5 Movie and T.V. Families You Don't Want to Be In

Going home for winter break can be exciting and also exhausting. Although you are probably really happy to see your family, after just a few days, you can already get sick of them. I love my family and I look forward to the days that I can go home and see them all again. However, after a few days, I am already ready to go back to school and see my friends. I think a lot of people feel this way. During the holiday season, we are supposed to be extra thankful for the family that we have. In order to help you out with that, here is a list of families that you don't want to be in. Ever. After reading this, you will be more grateful for your own family then you have ever been before.